Rome is protecting itself for fear of radical Feyenoord fans

Italian authorities are preparing for the arrival of radical fans of feyenoord that, despite the fact that they are forbidden to enter the stadium rome olympian to cheer on their team in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League, they will be in the Italian capital on a very important day where the city is playing host to EXPO 2030.

The rivalry between the fans Rome and of feyenoord in 2015, when ‘ultra’ Dutch supporters vandalized the iconic fountain Spanish Squarethe ‘Barcaccia’ of Gianlorenzo Bernini.

However, despite the fight, what really worries the Italian authorities is that his arrival coincides with an important date: this Thursday a delegation from International Exhibition Office (BIE, for its acronym in English) will conduct a final inspection to assess the possibility of the city hosting EXPO 2030.

Because of this, according to local media reports this Wednesday, there will be an intense and planned deployment of the police with more than a thousand agents distributed to key points they have already identified in the city.

The police received these days the notice of hotels and various establishments with reservations from Dutch tourists. It is also possible that there are more reservations than expected but it is difficult to determine because they are made under false identities.

The Dutch are expected to stay in areas near the central train station Terms

“We have information about this possibility (reservations under a false identity), we will see it in the coming days but these are situations that are handled every day. We will need full attention,” declared by the head of the agency on Monday. Police, Lamberto Giannini.

“No worries, we are always in contact with the Dutch authorities to get information. We are doing everything possible to try to manage this situation,” he said softly.

But the alarm is growing in the Italian capital at the news of the arrival of ‘ultra’ fans in Naplesinvited and hosted by the fans of that club -with twin ties-, who accompanied them in the decisive clash against Milan in the Champions League which ultimately meant the elimination of the Neapolitans.

He Rome of Jose MourinhoFor his part, he will focus on the green, where almost 70,000 throats will cheer on the ‘Giallorosso’ team, who need to overcome the 1-0 conceded in the first leg to enter the semifinals.

The qualifying matches will also repeat the final of the first edition in the history of the Conference League, played on May 25 in Albania, which was won by the Portuguese-led team. Jose Mourinho thanks to a goal of the Italian Nicolo Zaniolo, now on Galatasaray.